Where to Find the Best Desserts in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Map of Where to Eat Dessert in Ho Chi Minh City

Note: You may need to hire a motorbike taxi, taxi, or ride-hailing vehicle to travel to various places. Check out our post on different transportation ways to use here.

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1. Maison Marou

Who is a chocolate fan?! *Raises hands* Chocolate lovers will love visiting Maison Marou. The company makes quality milk and dark chocolates in Vietnam and utilizes cacao and other ingredients from the six provinces. Once you try the chocolate, you’ll notice the superb taste and flavor which tastes great in a dessert. 

This cafe and patisserie offer a variety of sweets and baked goods. The offerings vary on each visit, yet they always have tiramisu, chocolate tart, chocolate eclairs, and opera cake. Macarons with different flavors, chocolate cookies, brownies, and muffins are also offered. 

At the District 1 store, you can see workers piping chocolate, making desserts, and also roasting cacao beans (which you can try at your table). 

We’ve tried a few items here such as the chocolate tart with the chocolate mousse and brownie. The desserts are too pretty to eat with the extra chocolate decorative pieces. Don’t let the small size fool you as they’re rich in flavor. You may need to share with another person so you don’t have a chocolate overload. (Is there even a thing?!)

They also serve a variety of drinks such as hot or cold Signature Marou chocolate, hot mocha, hot tea, and more. The cold Signature Marou chocolate drink surprised us with how light and whipped it tasted. 

You can also buy Marou chocolate bars and create a box of individual chocolates as unique travel gifts from Vietnam. 

Address:

• District 1 Location: 167-169 Calmette, Phường Nguyễn Thái Bình
• District 2 Location: 90 Xuân Thủy, Thảo Điền, Thủ Đức

Cost: 70,000-125,000 VND ($3-$5.40 USD)

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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2. Vagabond Pâtisserie & Café

Vagabond Pâtisserie & Café is a gorgeous place to eat dessert and cake in Ho Chi Minh. Before entering the cafe, you’ll walk under a trellis with plants and flowers. Inside the cafe has more indoor plants and a tranquil ambiance. 

This place opened in 2018 and offers a blend of French and Japanese flavors. They use seasonal fruits and ingredients for the desserts so the menu options vary all the time. 

Mille crepes are a popular dessert here. “Mille” means thousand in French and the cake is named after the many layers (although, it’s not a thousand layers). The avocado mille crepe is quite decadent and is one of the shop’s popular items. Other fun flavors include blueberry and jasmine, early grey, matcha, yuzu mango, and cherry. 

Other desserts include choux au craquelin (but with some creative twists such as avocado and chocolate), cheesecakes, and more. Ice cream is available as an option. 

Every time we visit, we’re never disappointed with the offerings. The desserts overload the sight and taste buds. From the beautiful presentation to the rich, yet not overly sweet flavors, it’ll be a memorable food experience. We also love how the desserts are in creative shapes such as a candle for the Halloween and Christmas holidays.

If you stay in HCMC for an extended time, order a whole cake with 2 days of advance notice. Contact the shop on its Facebook page to place the order.

We highly recommend the Matcha “Komorebi” if you’re a matcha lover. This cake is bursting with matcha flavor from the cake to the matcha white chocolate crumbles inside to the mascarpone mousse layer and cream. It’s so delicious that we polish a small size cake (16 centimeters / 6.2 inches) in a couple of days. 

You can also order gifts for Valentine’s Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. The mooncakes have creative fillings and come in a decorative box. 

Address: 

• District 1 Location: 9 Trần Cao Vân, Đa Kao, District 1
• District 7 Location: 118 Hà Huy Tập, Tân Phong, District 7

Cost: Mini desserts are 90,000-120,000 VND ($3.90-$5.20); Whole cakes start at 500,000 VND ($22)

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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3. Miyama Cafe

Miyama Cafe is a modern Japanese cafe located in the Saigon Centre Shopping Mall. Miyama (美山) means “beautiful mountain” in Japanese, and it’s no surprise that this cafe serves elegant desserts and food that deserve to be in an art gallery. They are too beautiful to eat! Just check out our featured photo!

We love the matcha mille crepe as it has over 30 layers of crepe with decadent matcha cream between the layers. It’s a popular item and often sells out after 7:30pm. 

The souffles are also a must-get when you’re here. There are savory options such as earl grey and four cheese. They are so fluffy and light to eat! Just know that the souffles require at least 20 minutes to bake, so you may want to have an appetizer or relax during the time. 

This place uses seasonal ingredients to inspire them for the holidays and other fun events. When avocado is in season, this place has an avocado ice cream inside a chocolate shell. It looks like you’re eating half an avocado. 

You also can’t go wrong with any of the drinks here. The almond milk is silky and not sweetened. The matcha lattes and fruit juices are also refreshing to try. 

Address: Level 3 of Saigon Centre (L3-01, 65 Đ. Lê Lợi, Bến Nghé, District 1)

Cost: Starts at 115,000 VND ($5) and up 

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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4. Godmother’s Bake & Brunch

Godmother’s Bake & Brunch is an Instagram-worthy Australian brunch place with pastel pink decor.  It’s a popular spot to enjoy brunch and dessert. 

The main star is the chiffon cake, which is perfect for sharing in a group. This place is always stocked with salted caramel, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, and earl grey chiffon cake. While you can order the chiffon cake to go, it’s best to eat there and enjoy the hip vibe of the cafe. 

We tried the salted caramel and the earl grey chiffon cakes. The cakes are fluffy and moist. Each of the cakes has a thick layer of cream with the associated flavor. For example, earl grey lovers will enjoy the early grey cream and cake. 

They also offer carrot cake and macarons. On a return trip, we’ll try the food options as the menu has a variety of typical breakfast foods, sandwiches, pastas, and more. 

Tip: This place is always busy so call to make a reservation. 

Address: Level 3, 2-4-6, Đồng Khởi, Bến Nghé, District 1

Cost: Chiffon cakes cost 180,000 VND ($7.80) each

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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5. Morico Cafe

Want to try more Japanese sweets? Head to Morico Cafe. It’s just like visiting a sweets shop back in Uji, Japan, or any other place in Japan since there are so many matcha (green tea) desserts!

Try Japanese parfaits, chocolate molten cake with matcha, shaved ice, warabi mochi, gelato, homemade waffles, and more. You can also add sides such as shiratama and azuki beans. 

We love the parfaits as they come with jellies, gelato, panna cotta, and shiratama. The matcha warabi mochi is also another good option if you like the chewy factor. 

Morico also offers cold drinks such as houjicha and genmaicha floats, matcha yuzu (which is refreshing on a hot day), and more. 

Address: Various locations which you can see here 

Cost: Starts at 80,000 VND ($3.45) and up 

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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6. Azabu Sabo

Love Japanese soft serve ice cream? Visit Azabu Sabo, located next to the Yamazaki Bakery in the basement level of Takashimaya Store in Saigon Centre. This Hokkaido ice cream shop specializes in creamy ice cream with low sugar and natural ingredients. 

They usually have a lot of tea flavors such as matcha, rich matcha, genmaicha, and other flavors such as black sesame. You can have up to two flavors in a cup or cake cone. This shop also has cold drinks with soft-serve ice cream. 

Address: Basement Level 2 of Saigon Centre (65 Đ. Lê Lợi, Bến Nghé, District 1)

Cost: Single cone (70,000 VND/$3.00), double cone (95,000 VND/$4.10), single cup (60,000 VND/$2.60), double cup (85,000 VND/$3.70)

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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7. Puppy & Cesar

Love Italian gelato? Head to Puppy & Cesar. The gelato flavors are made in-house and use fresh and seasonal ingredients. Sorbets are also available as a non-dairy option. There are sugar and waffle cones available. 

Every time we visit, there are new flavors, yet, we always get the black sesame if it’s available. The sesame gelato has so much umami flavor.  

Enjoy your gelato in the small, outdoor patio area located in front of the shop. 

Address: 35 Tống Hữu Định, Thảo Điền, Thủ Đức (District 2)

Cost: Each scoop is 30,000 VND ($1.30) 

Payment Accepted: Cash only

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8. Tous les Jours

You’re probably thinking why Tous les Jours? While this South Korean bakery chain has fresh bread and baked goods, they also have yummy cakes. 

Stop by any Tous les Jours bakery around the city and check out the cakes in the refrigerator section. The cakes are fresh as they are delivered to the store every few days. Popular cakes include fresh cream cake with fruits, a rainbow cake with colorful layers, and mango mousse. If you can’t commit to a whole cake, there are slices available for purchase. 

One of the yummiest cakes to try is the durian cake. Yes, you heard that right – durian!! While durian has a reputation of being the stinkiest fruit in Asia, the flavor is quite fragrant in this cake. There are layers of durian cream between the cake layers. The top of the cake has an adorable durian hard sugar decoration but it’s not edible. This cake isn’t available all year round as the fruit is seasonal, so it’s recommended to check out their Facebook page for updates. 

Address: Various locations

Cost: Whole cake starts at 300,000 VND ($13) 

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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9. Ivoire Pastry

Ivoire Pastry is one of our new favorite dessert shops in Ho Chi Minh City. 

With new creative offerings every week, you get to try something new every time. (This place does a great job with having desserts for upcoming holidays). The desserts are gorgeous as they look like a piece of art. 

The high-quality cream and fillings of the desserts are made with seasonal ingredients. (As a heads up, this place focuses on the creams and mousse so there aren’t any “cakes” in the desserts.)

The desserts are not cheap, expect to pay at least 185,000 VND for each one. Yet, they’re worth the price. 

We’ve tried a variety of desserts such as avocado (it looks like an avocado and is made with avocado), turkey (for the Thanksgiving holiday), pistachio, fig tiramisu, and more. It’s best to check out the Facebook page for new and unique creations. 

You can dine-in or takeaway. If you dine in on the weekends, you may want to make a reservation as the dining area is limited. 

For takeaway, you must return home immediately. Otherwise, the cream and chocolate will melt if you decide to walk around town. 

This place also has pastries such as croissants. We haven’t tried any yet, but they look yummy. 

Address: 28 Cao Bá Quát, Bến Nghé, District 1

Cost: Starting at 185,000+ VND ($8 and up)

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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10. Annie Cookie

Is a cookie considered a dessert?! Sure, why not! 

Annie Cookie is highly recommended for warm, thick, gooey New York-style cookies. It’s very similar to the popular Levain Bakery cookies. 

We’ve tried all of the cookies and they are delicious. They aren’t too sweet either! You can’t go wrong with any of the options. 

Our favorites are chocolate chip walnut cookies, chocolate chip NYC style cookie (this one is slightly less cooked than the other one), and S’more cookie (the large marshmallow in the middle makes the cookie extra gooey). 

The other cookie flavors are matcha macadamia nut, lemon, salted caramel, chocolate brownie, and red velvet chocolate almond. 

We love to buy extra cookies to reheat at home. 

Address: 63 Xuân Thủy, Thảo Điền, Thủ Đức (District 2)

Cost: 55,000 VND each ($2.40)

Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card

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11. Made by Vu Patisserie

Made by Vu is another place recommended for high-quality chocolate chunk cookies. 

Unfortunately, this place is only for delivery. If you’re craving cookies when staying in Ho Chi Minh City, then you can have it delivered to your accommodation or house (if staying long-term). 

The menu has classic Belgium chocolate cookies, cranberries double chocolate chunks, or triple chocolate chunks. 

We tried the Belgium chocolate cookies and they were so yummy. You can taste the difference with the ultra-smooth and rich Belgium chocolates. 

Plus, the extra sprinkles of sea salt on top of the cookie brings out the chocolate’s flavor. The cookie does not have any nuts. 

They can also be stored in the freezer if not eaten immediately.

Place an order directly through Facebook here. 

Address: District 4, Ho Chi Minh CIty

Cost: 230,000-240,000 VND ($10-$10.50) (for a box of 6 cookies) 

Payment Accepted: Cash or bank transfer

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We’ve concluded our favorite dessert places in HCMC that you need to try at least once. We’ll continue to seek out new dessert shops to try and will update this post to share with you.

Which of these Ho Chi Minh City desserts do you want to try? Let us know in the comments.

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